Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan is a blonde-haired blue-eyed, blonde-haired woman who has a vibrant personality. Her birth name is Margaret Mary Emily Hyra to Susan (Duggan), she was an English teacher, and also a one-time actor. Harry Hyra was a math teacher. Her ancestry includes Ruthenian, Polish and Irish in addition to German. ("Hyra") is her Ruthenian surname, and "Ryan" is her maternal grandmother's maiden name. Meg graduated in June 1979 from Bethel highschool, Bethel. She then moved to New York and majored as journalist at New York University. Meg Ryan was her new name, entered acting to earn a little extra while she was completing her studies. 1981 was her first big screen appearance. She played Candice Bergen's daughter in the film by George Cukor Rich and Famous (1981). She was cast in the character as Betsy in the soap opera As the World Turns (1956) after she had a go at. The show starred her from 1982 until 1984. Meg was also a part of the TV series One of the Boys (1982) that was later removed. In 1984, she moved to Hollywood, and was offered a part in the western-themed television series Wildside (1985). Meg was in a small part in Top Gun (1986), which led her to be cast in Steven Spielberg’s Innerspace (1987) in which she co-starred with Dennis Quaid. In the remake of D.O.A., she starred again alongside Dennis Quaid. (1988) and got married in Saint Valentine's Day 1991. Meg appeared in 1989's When Harry Met Sally... (1989), and the scene at the restaurant became famous. Meg was nominated twice for the Golden Globe and BAFTA. In 1990, she co-starred with Tom Hanks in Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) and this time she played three roles as DeDe/Angelica/Patricia. In 1993, she co-starred alongside Tom in Sleepless in Seattle (1993) for which she was again nominated for the Golden Globe. In 1994, Meg decided to act in a different way when she appeared as the alcoholic wife and mother in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). She went back to being "cute" following the film's release with I.Q. (1994) and French Kiss (1996). People Magazine named Meg "Woman Of The Year" in 1994. In 1994, she received the Harvard Hasty Pudding Award.